Cyber Safety Worksheet: Fake News and Deepfakes

Cyber safety lesson 19: Fake news and deepfakes · Set 946 · 40 questions

Stay safe (Source, date, other sites): Real checks: the source, the date, the author, other trusted sites, the full story, a fact-check site. Not real checks: likes, forwards, a scary headline, “SHARE NOW”, capitals, it feels true. Deepfakes can copy faces and voices; check shocking clips with trusted news and money requests with family.

1. 1.True or false: “it went viral” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) counting the likes (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it says SHARE NOW (d) finding other sites
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fact-check website (b) reading the full story (c) checking the source (d) it says SHARE NOW
4. 4.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the photo date? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
5. 5.🤖 What is a deepfake? (a) a computer-made fake (b) a camera filter only (c) a type of virus (d) a deep-sea video
6. 6.📰 A real check or not a real check: reading the full story? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
7. 7.📅 An old story is shared as “today’s news”. What should you check? (a) the colour (b) the likes (c) the emojis (d) the date
8. 8.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) checking the photo date (b) a long forward chain (c) a friend forwarded it (d) it is in ALL CAPS
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) a fact-check website (c) it went viral (d) reading the full story
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) checking the source (c) checking the date (d) a long forward chain
11. 11.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) finding other sites (c) a scary headline (d) it has many emojis
12. 12.🤖 Fact or myth? If it is a video, it must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
13. 13.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) looking for the author (b) checking the photo date (c) checking the numbers (d) it feels true
14. 14.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) asking a teacher (d) it has a photo
15. 15.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) checking the numbers (b) checking the source (c) looking for the author (d) it says SHARE NOW
16. 16.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it feels true (b) it went viral (c) it has a photo (d) looking for the author
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) reading the full story (d) asking a teacher
18. 18.🔁 A message says “Forward to 10 people or bad luck!” What do you do? (a) forward to 20 (b) forward to 10 (c) don’t forward it (d) post it everywhere
19. 19.📰 You see shocking news with no date or source. Best step? (a) share it fast (b) check trusted sites (c) forward to all (d) believe it
20. 20.📰 A real check or not a real check: checking the source? (a) not a real check (b) a good check
21. 21.Which of these is a good way to check news? (a) it is in ALL CAPS (b) it went viral (c) reading the full story (d) it has a photo
22. 22.🤖 Fact or myth? If a video shows someone saying something shocking, check trusted news first. (a) a myth (b) a fact
23. 23.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes are always easy to spot. (a) a myth (b) a fact
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a scary headline (b) looking for the author (c) it went viral (d) it is in ALL CAPS
25. 25.True or false: “finding other sites” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a friend forwarded it (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) a scary headline (d) checking the numbers
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the date (b) a friend forwarded it (c) it went viral (d) it says SHARE NOW
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the source (b) it says SHARE NOW (c) it went viral (d) a friend forwarded it
29. 29.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) asking a teacher (b) it is in ALL CAPS (c) checking the source (d) finding other sites
30. 30.True or false: “it says SHARE NOW” is a good way to check news. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📰 A real check or not a real check: it has many emojis? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
32. 32.Which of these is not a real way to check news? (a) counting the likes (b) finding other sites (c) reading the full story (d) checking the photo date
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a teacher (b) counting the likes (c) it has a photo (d) it went viral
34. 34.📰 A real check or not a real check: it is in ALL CAPS? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
35. 35.📰 A real check or not a real check: asking a teacher? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
36. 36.📰 A real check or not a real check: a long forward chain? (a) a good check (b) not a real check
37. 37.True or false: “it went viral” is not a real way to check news. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “counting the likes” is a good way to check news. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it went viral (b) a friend forwarded it (c) reading the full story (d) it has a photo
40. 40.🤖 Fact or myth? Deepfakes can copy a person’s face or voice. (a) a myth (b) a fact

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